Lot 642 Newfoundland #155DP 1928 14c red brown Cabot Tower Die Proof measuring 41 x 47 mm. Very fine. Estimate $350, hammer $325.
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Lot 1077 — Grenada 1p on 1sh pair on small piece, Realized $98
Lot 1077 Grenada #28 1886 1p on 1sh orange and green Queen Victoria lovely used pair on small piece with neat St. Georges cds cancels. Scott CV$95, hammer $85.
Lot 5 — Canada Six Pence Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof, Realized $431
Lot 5 Canada 2TCii 1851 6d Consort trial colour plate proof in orange yellow on India paper with sheet margin at left showing majority of imprint, attractive and fresh, very fine. Unitrade $400, hammer $375.
Lot 2251 — Boy Scouts, 1937 All-India Jamboree Rocket Dispatch Labels, Realized $1092
Lot 2251 1937 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Dispatch Labels, group of 12, includes green (x3), blue (x4), red (x4) and three orange overprinted “Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3-37. All but two signed on reverse by Stephen Smith. Also includes two red Proofs signed by Smith as well. Est $150, hammer $950.
Lot 1203 — Nepal #10, 10a with postmark of Sawari Hunting Camp, Realized $522
Lot 1203 Nepal #10, 10a 1906 Half anna black with very rare postmark This strip of 3 comes from the rare setting 5 and can be positively identified as clichés 5, 6 and 7. Cliché 6 is inverted and cliché 7 has the flattened base. The strip has an almost complete strike of the Sawari Hunting Camp used during King George V’s visit to Nepal in 1911. Illustrated in Singer’s Nepal. Est $500, $475 hammer.